"When the astronauts go into space, what protects them from solar radiation (microwaves, etc.) which the ozone and atmosphere protect the Earth from?"
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Wading in Martian Water
June 9, 2005 / Posted by: Shige Abe
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft has been orbiting Mars for over a year. While the high resolution images of the planet’s many craters, volcanoes, and other features get the most notice, the spacecraft’s seven instruments have also gathered large amounts of data about the planet’s atmosphere, geology, and chemistry. Bernard Foing, ESA Chief Scientist, provides on overview of the most notable discoveries made during Europe’s first trip to the Red Planet.
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- NASA Chooses MAVEN as the Next Mars Scout Mission
- NASA's Carl Sagan Fellows to Study Extraterrestrial Worlds
- Looking for Life on Mars – in a Canadian Lake
- Mars Research in Polar Bear Country
- Iron Isotope Record Reflects Microbial Metabolism Through Time
- Silicate Mineralogy on Mars Indicates Wet Past
- Jack Hills Zircons: New Information About Earth's Earliest Crust
- ASTID Funds 15 New Projects
- Liquid Water in the Martian North? Maybe.
